Originally Posted by FancyHorse

In your case, you might want to stick with natural bare foot trimmers, no shoes. Shoes are never required, unless your horse needs them to correct foot or leg soundness issues or your riding dicipline calls for them. Even if your horse is standing around in a pature, he will still need to be seen by the farrier for trimming. You can judge yourself when the horse's feet are getting too long and its time for a trim.